Delayed Inhalational Injury due to Accidental Muriatic Acid Poisoning

Poisoning due to accidental ingestion of Dieffenbachia plant (Dumb cane).

Accidental ingestion of plants and seeds by children are not uncommon and can result in significant symptoms necessitating hospital admission and emergency treatment. Indian data on the exact proportion of poisoning due to these toxic plants are not available. The Araceae family of plants is the major cause of symptomatic plant ingestions in some developed countries (Dieffenbachia and Philodend...

Accidental digitalis poisoning due to drinking herbal tea.

It is well recognised that angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors may cause a profound drop in blood pressure when given to hypertensive patients, especially if the patients are receiving diuretic treatment or are salt depleted.' Profound hypotension may also occur in some patients with congestive heart failure.2 We used only a modest dose of background thiazide diuretic in our study; many hy...

Accidental poisoning.

Cardiac injury due to accidental discharge of nail gun.

BACKGROUND Since 1991, the incidence of injuries associated with pneumatic and explosive powered nail guns has steadily been rising due to increasing use of these devices by the untrained consumer. The vast majority of injuries involve the extremities, but injuries have been reported to occur in virtually every area of the body. OBJECTIVE Discuss the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and managem...

Accidental poisoning in childhood.

A recent increase in the number of children brought to hospital with accidental poisoning has been noticed in Edinburgh and Aberdeen. In a study of this trend, which has also been recorded in Manchester (Holzel and James, 1951), we have tried to determine whether it reflects a true increase of poisoning in the child population. We have then compared the incidence of the individual toxic agents ...